Executive Team

Jack Harding, President and CEO

Jack Harding is responsible for eSilicon's overall leadership, strategy and management.

Mr. Harding brings more than 25 years of management experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning the electronic design automation (EDA) and IC sectors. Prior to co-founding eSilicon in 2000, Mr. Harding was the president and CEO of Cadence Design Systems. Mr. Harding entered Cadence upon the acquisition of Cooper & Chyan Technology (CCT), where he served as the president and CEO, and was responsible for leading the company to an IPO. Prior to CCT Mr. Harding served as the executive vice president of Zycad Corporation. Mr. Harding began his career with distinction at IBM.

Mr. Harding maintains a balanced career, providing his services to industry, academia and government. He has held various directorships in both public and private organizations and is currently on the board of directors of RF Micro Devices and the advisory board of Atrenta, Inc. Mr. Harding has also held leadership roles at Drew University and Indiana University (IU) where he was vice chairman of the board of trustees and a member of IU's premier School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) advisory board, respectively.

In the public policy arena, Mr. Harding has served as a member of the prestigious Steering Committee at the U.S. Council on Competiveness and was a former National Academies' Committee member for Software, Growth and the Future of the U.S. Economy. In 2010, Mr. Harding was elected as the new value chain producer director to the board of directors of the Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). Prior to this, Mr. Harding served a three-year term on the GSA board as a semiconductor director. He also serves on the GSA Finance Committee. He is a frequent international speaker on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and semiconductor trends and policies.

Mr. Harding holds a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry and Economics from Drew University and attended the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Lawrence Conrad, Vice President and General Manager, SMS Solutions

Lawrence Conrad is responsible for eSilicon's Semiconductor Manufacturing Services (SMS) solutions, which provides value-added services and resources to customers who want to offload their production activities to a manufacturing expert.

Mr. Conrad's career spans 25 years, during which he has developed an expertise in sales as well as supply chain and operations management. Most recently, Mr. Conrad was vice president at SunPower Corporation, where he was responsible for all supply chain, procurement and logistics activities. Prior to joining SunPower, Mr. Conrad was chief procurement officer (CPO) at Freescale Semiconductor. Mr. Conrad started his career at Solectron, which was later bought by Flextronics International Ltd. He started in semiconductor commodity management at Solectron, managed the networking/telecom business unit and finished as Solectron's CPO.

Mr. Conrad has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Hugh Durdan, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, ASIC Solutions

Hugh Durdan is responsible for eSilicon's overall operations management. Mr. Durdan is focused on the development, design, operations and quality of eSilicon's products and services.

Mr. Durdan has more than 28 years of systems, semiconductor and ASIC business experience. Most recently, Mr. Durdan was vice president of marketing at eSilicon. Prior to joining eSilicon, Durdan served as vice president of the CCI and Technical Services business group at Altera Corporation. Prior to this, Mr. Durdan served over three years at LSI Logic Corporation as the vice president and general manager of the Computer and Consumer Divisions. Prior to joining LSI Logic, he was the vice president of engineering at Mylex, a RAID and SCSI host adapter company. Mr. Durdan started his career at Digital Equipment Corp. with roles in marketing and engineering management.

Mr. Durdan holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Fritz Koehler, Vice President and General Counsel

Fritz Koehler is responsible for eSilicon's legal affairs and worldwide intellectual property.

Mr. Koehler brings more than 20 years of legal and business experience to eSilicon. Prior to eSilicon, he served as vice president and general counsel for Marimba, Inc. and served as the chief legal officer for Micro Focus and Merant. He also worked at the high technology law firms of Fenwick & West and the former Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison at the start of his career.

Mr. Koehler received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in International Relations and History from Stanford University and his JD and MBA degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.

Warren Ligan, Chief Financial Officer

Warren Ligan is responsible for the overall management and direction of eSilicon's worldwide finance, information technology, and corporate development functions.

Mr. Ligan brings more than 30 years of experience in financial and investor relationship management. He served as senior vice president, treasury and investor relations for Flextronics International Ltd. In addition, Mr. Ligan has held financial positions with large, publically traded companies, including Chiquita Brands International, Inc. where he served as CFO; G.D. Searle & Co. and Monsanto Company where he held a position as director, finance and international taxes; and with The Upjohn Company as an international tax counsel and manager, federal compliance.

Mr. Ligan received his Master of Law from DePaul University, a Juris Doctor from the Detroit College of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Walsh College. He served in the U.S. Army from 1971-1976, receiving the Army Meritorious Service medal for outstanding accomplishment.

Hao Nham, Vice President, Engineering

Hao Nham is responsible for eSilicon's engineering and design organizations and initiatives.

Mr. Nham brings more than 20 years of experience in high technology product development, with extensive experience in advanced software products and IC and system design methodology. Prior to joining eSilicon, Mr. Nham was vice president of engineering at Cadence Design Systems, where he was responsible for advanced IC extraction and analysis and formal verification products. From 1992 to 1998, he held engineering director positions at Lucent Technologies. Mr. Nham started his career at Bell Labs, where he held a broad range of important technical and management positions.

Mr. Nham holds Bachelor of Science and Masters of Electrical Engineering degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.

Linda Rogers, Vice President, Human Resources

Linda Rogers is responsible for all human resources activities worldwide.

Ms. Rogers has over 17 years experience working as an international HR executive. Her most recent role was managing her own consulting company where she worked with many Silicon Valley technology organizations to develop international human resources strategy. Prior to that, she spent seven years at Sun Microsystems in both senior HR leadership and strategy development roles, most recently as senior director of strategy, global communities. She has also held several HR roles with Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in the U.S. and Europe.

Ms. Rogers received her Master of Science in Human Resources and Training from the University of Leicester and holds multiple strategy and human capital qualifications from the National College of Ireland, University of Southern California (USC) and Stanford University.

Gino Skulick, Vice President of Worldwide Sales

Gino Skulick is responsible for eSilicon's global sales activities, leading the worldwide sales organization.

Mr. Skulick has more than 25 years of experience building and leading sales organizations in the semiconductor industry. Most recently, Skulick served as vice president of Epiphany Sales, one of the nation's largest manufacturer's representative firms, which specializes in the sales and marketing of semiconductors and related electronic components. Before Epiphany, Mr. Skulick was the CEO of Aspen Technologies, a manufacturer of microwave assemblies and semiconductor components. Prior to Aspen, Mr. Skulick served as vice president of sales at Emerging Technology Sales. Mr. Skulick's experience includes management positions at Hewlett-Packard and Hughes Aircraft Company.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Administrative Sciences (Financial Emphasis), graduating cum laude from Pepperdine University.

Patrick Soheili, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development; General Manager, IP Solutions

Patrick Soheili is responsible for eSilicon's overall marketing activities, including product and corporate marketing; business development activities, and eSilicon's IP solutions.

Mr. Soheili has over 25 years of demonstrated success at several leading high tech companies. Mr. Soheili has been president and CEO of On Demand Microelectronics, Cradle Technologies and Softcoin. He was a founding partner of Barrington Partners, a technology-focused venture capital firm, from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Soheili was vice president of sales and marketing for Invox Technology. Prior to Invox, he was a senior executive with Altera Corporation. Before Altera, he spent several years in various marketing management positions with AMD and TRW.

Mr. Soheili holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from University of California, Santa Barbara and an MBA from Purdue University.

Chien Min (Davis) Wang, Vice President, Asia Sales

Chien Min (Davis) Wang is responsible for eSilicon’s Asia sales activities.

Mr. Wang has over 17 years of experience in sales and marketing management. Prior to joining eSilicon, he served as Focaltech Systems’ worldwide vice president, marketing and sales; Broadcom Corporation’s sales director, Asia; and Cisco Systems’s senior sales manager, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mr. Wang started his career at Macronix International Co., Ltd.

Mr. Wang received both his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Chung Yuan University in Taiwan.